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Patented Feb. 26, I867.

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Upsetting Tires.

N. FEIERS. FHOTO-LITHOGR ALBERT E. IVING, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

Letters Patent No. 62,384, dated February 26, I867.

IMPROVED MACHINE FOR SHRINKING TIRE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

I Be it known that I, ALBERT E.,IVING, of Battle Creek, in the county ofCalhoun, and in the State of Michigan, have invented a certain new anduseful Improved Machine for Upset-ting Tires; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thercol',reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, in which- Figurc l is a side elevation insection, showing the machine in position to he used. The ditl'crentpositions of the machine when in use are shown in red and yellow lines.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.

The nature of my invention consists in the use of levers so combined andarranged that they will firmly hold the tire in a required position,while by means of another lever the sliding head is pushed up, thuscompressing or upsetting the tire, as will be more fully hereinafterdescribed.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the construction of my invention, in fig. 1, Athe legs, on which themachine stands; 13 the side brace for supporting the legs; 0 the body ofthe machine, which is composed of an oblong frame, between the sides ofwhich frame the levers are attached and operate; 1) a stationary blockfirmly attached to the frame C, and through which one of thebiting-levers, G, projects, and through which projects one of thestationary jaws, H, which, in connection with the biting-lever, acts asa vise for holding the tire. l) is the sliding head, with a similarbiting-lever and jaw for the same purpose, and which are attached to thesame, and move parallel to the frame, as required. Iattach straps, oneon each side of the frame G, into which a roller, a, is lot, as seen infig. 2, for keeping in place the sliding head I) as it is operated. Ethe lever, operated by the foot, attached to the frame in the rear asits fulcrum, and also to the jointed bitingdevers G and G. F thehandlever for moving the sliding head D. This lever is attached to theframe 0 by a pivot, b, fig. I, and which is connected to the slidinghead by a band, 0, in fig. at (Z, in figs. I and 22, are pins attachedto sliding head D, and which slide in holes in stationary block I), forkeeping the sliding head in proper position while moving back andforward in its operation when in use. The lower edges of the stationaryjaws H and the upper edge of the biting-levers G are cut obliquelyacross, so as to form a sharp edge at the sides where they grasp thetire, which gives them a biting hold of the tire, and which will notallow it to slip. The upper and inner face of the hand-lever F isrounded, and is of a cam shape, so that by its movement it will pushforward the sliding head.

In the operation of my machine, which is, as stated, for upsetting tire,the tire when welded is often found to be too large. It then becomesnecessary to shorten it. This is called upsctting." I take the tire,(heated) as seen in figvl, (in yellow lines) curved, and place itbetween the jaws and biting-levers. I then press with the foot the leverE, which draws the upper ends of the biting-lovers back and firmlygrasps the tire between the said levers and jaws, holding the samefirmly so that the tire cannot slip. I then press on lever F, whichmoves up the sliding head I), thus compressing the heated tire until Ihave thus sufficiently upset it, when the levers are pressed hack totheir origin'al position and the tire removed, and the faces of thesides are dressed, as usual, and the tire is ready to apply to thewheel.

Itwill thus be seen that I make every cheap and efficient machine, whichis within the reach of all hlaclb smiths, which is greatly needed inthat line of mechanical business.

Having thus fully described the construction and operation of myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is I 1. I claim the jaws H H, biting-levers G G, levers G G, foot-leverE, constructed and operating as described and for the purposes setforth.

2. I claim the stationary block D, sliding block D, and handdever F,constructed and operating as described and for the purposes set forth.

I claim the frame C and blocks D and D, in combination with the jaws HH, lcvers G G", foot-lever E, and hand levor F, the whole constructedand operating as set forth and for the purposes described.

In testimony that I claim the above-described invention, I have hereuntosigned my name this 2d day of February, 1867.

. ALBERT E. WING. Witnesses:

T. G. CLAYTON, J0. G. CLAYTON.

